The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot for February sees downloaded audio down 3.3 percent, up just 0.2 percent year-to-date.
France’s ‘Digital Barometer’: 27 Percent Trying Audiobooks
The new study from France’s publishers indicates that French audiobook fans are moving from CDs and tape to digital audio.
Venice’s 39th Mauri School, Part Two: A ‘Perfect Companion’
From the publishers on our Mauri School panel, Stefano Mauri and Andrew Franklin, new takes on the book business and the Web.
Academic Publishing: Elsevier’s ‘Research Futures 2.0’
In its second stage of a multiyear study, Elsevier looks at pressures, challenges, and potentials in research in the next 10 years.
An Easter Surprise in the States: 30 Million More Books Sold Than in 2019
Holiday print sales in children’s books helped the US market gain 3 percent in the week ending April 16.
Going Up: UK Publishers Say 2021 Book Sales Rose 5 Percent
The biggest format jump in the UK’s 2021 report was downloaded audio, up 14 percent to £151 million. Fiction and kids’ books rose 7 percent.
US Book Market: NPD BookScan’s Viewpoint on Q1 Book Sales
‘Overall, the US book market is turning in a very strong performance by historic norms,’ says NPD BookScan’s Kristen McLean.
Spanish Publishers at London: A Workforce of 30,000
The Spanish-language collective delegation to London Book Fair cites 30.10 million copies to Europe among its exports.
London Book Fair: Finland’s Market Continues Swing to Subscriptions
In 2021, Finland’s consumer base bought two digital books for every one print book sold, the Finnish Literature Exchange, FILI, reports.
Heading to London Book Fair: Diversity in UK Publishing
As the UK publishing industry prepares for its annual encounter with many colleagues from other markets, a look at UK book business diversity.